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2022 Football Roster

Profile

  • WR
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Tampa, Florida
    Hometown
  • 6'6
    Height
  • 215
    Weight
  • Jefferson HS/ASA College of Miami
    High School
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
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Justin McGriff
#10
Justin McGriff
WR
Position
Senior
Class
Tampa, Florida
Hometown

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Biography

SCHOOL RECORDS
Caught 80 passes for 1,037 yards in his career, becoming the 37th player in school history with 1,000 career receiving yards.

2022 (SENIOR SEASON)
Started 12 of the 13 games he played in... Finished the season with 30 receptions for 438 yards (14.6 ypr/33.7 ypg) and four touchdowns... Was third on the team in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns... Caught a career-high-tying six passes for 76 yards, including a season-long 41-yard reception, at Boise State (11/25)... Had five receptions for a season-best 91 yards, including a 12-yard touchdown, against UNLV (9/24)... Had four catches for 63 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown, at Colorado State (10/15)... Caught three passes for 53 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown, against UConn (8/27)... Also had a 19-yard touchdown catch against San José State (11/19)... Finished the season ranking seventh in the Mountain West in yards per reception (14.5) and eighth in receiving touchdowns (0.31 pg).

2021 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Started all 14 games and finished the season with 35 receptions for 414 yards (11.8 ypr) and six touchdowns… Ranked fourth on the team in every receiving category and was 10th in the Mountain West and 81st in the nation in receiving touchdowns (0.43 pg)… Had a career-high six receptions for 60 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown, at Air Force (9/18)… Had five catches for a season-high 90 yards against Hawai’i (10/30), which included a career-long 45-yard touchdown… Had four receptions for 47 yards in the season-opener at Washington State (9/4)… Had a 21-yard touchdown reception against No. 13 BYU, a 1-yard touchdown reception at New Mexico State (11/6) and a 10-yard touchdown catch at New Mexico (11/26)… Caught three passes for 42 yards, including a 9-yard touchdown, at No. 19 San Diego State (12/4) in the Mountain West Championship Game... Also had one tackle on the year.

2020 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Started all six games and finished the season with 15 receptions for 185 yards (12.3 ypr) and two touchdowns… Led the team in touchdown catches and was second in both receptions and receiving yards… Had a season-high four receptions for a season-best 99 yards, including a season-long 36-yard catch for a touchdown against New Mexico (11/26)… Also had four receptions for 29 yards against Boise State (10/24), four receptions for 27 yards against San Diego State (10/31) and two receptions for 24 yards, including a four-yard touchdown against Nevada (11/5)… Also had one tackle on the season.

JUNIOR COLLEGE
Spent the 2019 season at ASA College in Miami, Florida, where he caught 25 passes for 360 yards and eight touchdowns in seven games for the Silver Storm… Hauled in seven receptions for 121 yards, including touchdowns of eight, 18 and 34 yards, respectively, against Snow College.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Spent his freshman season at Nebraska, where he redshirted… Was a member of Nebraska’s travel roster for the final game of the 2018 season at Iowa… Claimed spots on the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams.

HIGH SCHOOL
Three-star prospect by Rivals.com... Ranked among the top 150 prospects in Florida by 247Sports.com… Had a standout prep career at Jefferson High School in Tampa, Florida, helping his team to appearances in the Class 5A state playoffs during his junior and senior seasons… In 2017, the Dragons posted an 8-3 record as he caught 25 passes for 454 yards (18.2 y pr) and four touchdowns… Showed his big-play ability for Jefferson HS in 2016, catching 27 passes for 518 yards (19.2 ypr)… Also played basketball for the Dragons for two seasons.

PERSONAL
Son of Roosevelt McGriff and Renika Jordan... Graduated from Utah State in the fall of 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies. 

 

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